Paramount–WBD merger on pause as judge issues temporary restraining order

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín on Monday granted a temporary restraining order pausing the Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger while she considers a broader antitrust legal challenge brought by a coalition of 12 state attorneys general, led by California AG Rob Bonta. The order prevents the companies from completing the deal this